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A web browser (commonly referred to as a browser) is a software application for retrieving, presenting and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web.
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Description
An information resource is identified by a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI/URL) and may be a web page, image, video, or other piece of web content.
Hyperlinks
Hyperlinks present in resources enable users easily to navigate their browsers to related resources.
Private networks
Although browsers are primarily intended to use the World Wide Web, they can also be used to access information provided by web servers in private networks or files in file systems.
Major browsers
The major web browsers are Firefox, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Opera, and Safari.
Software development tools
Many browser-related software development tools are available, some built in to browsers, others external.
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See also
- Browser console
- Educational technology
- Favicon
- Firefox
- Hyperlink
- Inspect Element
- Internet Explorer
- Polyfill
- User agent string
- Web application
- Web-based simulation
- Web browser width
- Web page
- World Wide Web
External links
- Web browser @ Wikipedia
- What every browser knows about you
